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How to Find Your Way in the Dark

How to Find Your Way in the Dark

Derek B. Miller

Mariner Books
2021
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FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDWINNER OF THE JEWISH FICTION AWARD FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES" Miller's] character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking. At times this novel moved me to tears, the highest possible compliment."--New York Times Book Review With the wit and scope of Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Derek B. Miller tackles his most ambitious epic yet. At its heart is the return of Sheldon Horowitz, the protagonist from Miller's award-winning first novel, Norwegian by Night, who was lauded by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo as "one of the most memorable characters . . . that I've encountered in years."MEET SHELDON IN THE MORNING OF HIS LIFETwelve-year old Sheldon Horowitz is still recovering from the tragic loss of his mother only a year ago when a suspicious traffic accident steals the life of his father near their home in rural Massachusetts. It is 1938, and Sheldon, who was in the truck, emerges from the crash an orphan hell-bent on revenge. He takes that fire with him to Hartford, where he embarks on a new life under the roof of his buttoned-up Uncle Nate. Sheldon, his teenage cousins Abe and Mirabelle, and his best friend, Lenny, will contend with tradition and orthodoxy, appeasement and patriotism, mafia hitmen and angry accordion players, all while World War II takes center stage alongside a hurricane in New England and comedians in the Catskills. With his eye always on vengeance for his father's murder, Sheldon stakes out his place in a world he now understands is comprised largely of crimes: right and wrong, big and small."For me--as I'm certain it will be for every reader of the wonderful Norwegian By Night--Derek B. Miller's new novel is a genuine literary event (Sheldon Horowitz is back ). Miller has long deserved to be a household name. How to Find Your Way in the Dark should finally make him one."--Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and Chances Are...
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How to Find Your Way in the Dark

How to Find Your Way in the Dark

Derek B. Miller

Mariner Books
2022
nidottu
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDWINNER OF THE JEWISH FICTION AWARD FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES" Miller's] character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking. At times this novel moved me to tears, the highest possible compliment."--New York Times Book Review With the wit and scope of Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Derek B. Miller tackles his most ambitious epic yet. At its heart is the return of Sheldon Horowitz, the protagonist from Miller's award-winning first novel, Norwegian by Night, who was lauded by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo as "one of the most memorable characters . . . that I've encountered in years."MEET SHELDON IN THE MORNING OF HIS LIFETwelve-year old Sheldon Horowitz is still recovering from the tragic loss of his mother only a year ago when a suspicious traffic accident steals the life of his father near their home in rural Massachusetts. It is 1938, and Sheldon, who was in the truck, emerges from the crash an orphan hell-bent on revenge. He takes that fire with him to Hartford, where he embarks on a new life under the roof of his buttoned-up Uncle Nate. Sheldon, his teenage cousins Abe and Mirabelle, and his best friend, Lenny, will contend with tradition and orthodoxy, appeasement and patriotism, mafia hitmen and angry accordion players, all while World War II takes center stage alongside a hurricane in New England and comedians in the Catskills. With his eye always on vengeance for his father's murder, Sheldon stakes out his place in a world he now understands is comprised largely of crimes: right and wrong, big and small."For me--as I'm certain it will be for every reader of the wonderful Norwegian By Night--Derek B. Miller's new novel is a genuine literary event (Sheldon Horowitz is back ). Miller has long deserved to be a household name. How to Find Your Way in the Dark should finally make him one."--Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and Chances Are...
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Before The Dead Walked

Before The Dead Walked

Derek Hart; David Burke

Lulu.com
2018
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What starts out as a covert military operation to exterminate all the Taliban goat herds in Afghanistan quickly ends up going badly awry! The dead goats suddenly reanimate and begin attacking their herders. Soon the entire Afghan population becomes an army of undead, spreading fear and devastation throughout the region. Stick close to a special Ranger unit as they flee from Afghanistan, traveling through Turkmenistan to Kazakhstan and into southern Russia, where they sneak aboard the Trans-Siberian Express to Vladivostok. These men unknowingly carry with them the possible cure to the rampant plague. However, before they reach their destination, they are joined by a veteran US Army colonel and a beautiful female US Navy ensign who have their own agendas. This unlikely band of Americans eventually seizes a Russian trawler to make their way to Alaska, where even more surprises await them while crossing Canada to the US border.
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Mercury's Wings

Mercury's Wings

Derek Hart

Lulu.com
2018
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This is the fourth book in the Minerva's Shield series. The action picks up right where Apollo's Plague left off. The bunker suffers the loss of 10 of their members to the alien attack and worse than that, Bob Norton, their leader, is presumed dead as well. However, the community recovers quickly after Debra Vitale is elected their new president. Life inside the bunker improves dramatically and it seems that the Georgia survivors will do quite well. Unfortunately, outside of the bunker's new private mini-grid, the rest of area known as the Zone is suffering from an incredibly violent drought. Many forces come into play, all vying for control of the planet. Yet in far off Texas, it appears that Bob Norton did survive after all, but the grueling torture he is forced to endure changes him forever, both mentally and physically.
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Walking on Eggshells

Walking on Eggshells

Derek Hart

Lulu.com
2019
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This is my story of being on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum - having Asperger's Syndrome to be precise - and my lifelong social and emotional struggles of being in the mainstream with this condition, as I was mainstreamed out of special education at six years old and have been mainstreamed ever since. This book includes some pretty traumatic tales of me being bullied, shunned, unable to fit into many aspects of mainstream adult society, particularly the workforce, and, well...feeling like I'm ""Walking On Eggshells"" wherever I go due to my being on the spectrum. If anyone on the spectrum, high functioning or otherwise, is able to get the feeling that he or she is not alone in whatever struggles they may be experiencing, or if any neurotypicals(non-autistics), after reading this, gains understanding and maybe a little sympathy of what Aspies and folks on the spectrum go through, then I suppose I have accomplished something.
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Trailblazers of the High Seas

Trailblazers of the High Seas

Derek Harrison

Lulu.com
2019
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In the first years following the turn of the 20th century, much more is happening than what is in the conventional world. In the small archipelago in the North Sea known as Shetland, a gate exists that connects this world to another known as the Infinity Sea, the endless body of water sprinkled with small islands. However, after a long series of events, this world met an era of turmoil, after Flynn Russel stole the Phoenix Stone from Firuzeh, the former Persian Emperor of the realm. This Phoenix Stone gives the beholder complete power over the Infinity Sea. Nevertheless, the Phoenix Stone was eventually lost, and its location was forgotten even to Flynn himself. Now, a young girl living in the Port of London has a dying motive to discover this legend, which brings her into meeting the intrepid Flynn Russel. In doing this she finds herself in the middle of the effects of the Infinity Sea's long backstory, and also discovers her own true backstory in relation to this mystical place.
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Secret of the Dragon's Wings

Secret of the Dragon's Wings

Derek Hart

Lulu.com
2019
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Secret of the Dragon's Wing is the final installment in the adventures of Gavin Kane, Emily Scott, and Bunty Digby, seventeen-year-olds who struggle with their daily lives in England during the pivotal year of 1945. The war in Europe is drawing to a close, as the German military begins to collapse. The Allies are closing in on Berlin and the Japanese have lost almost all of the land they conquered four years earlier. The Cornish teenagers have repeatedly defeated the forces of evil, but are faced with the last desperate gasp of sick and deranged minds within the collapsing fortress inside Nazi Germany.
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Live as Heroes

Live as Heroes

Derek Meyer

Lulu.com
2019
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Derek Meyers third book remembers the incredible brave fighters and talented icons of dance during the AIDS crisis and looks back at each of the four decades since the first cases of the disease were reported in the early 1980s. Medical dramas such as Greys Anatomy have been top rated in recent years and this book won`t let readers down who want to learn more about HIV and AIDS, but "Live as Heroes" is mainly a book about the heroes, who were not getting tired of trying to make a difference right in the face of darkness.The book connects the power of the performing arts with the inspiring stories of those people who fought against discriminations and the missing support from the government and managed to build up organizations such as the GMHC or AIDS Healthcare Foundation. It also tells a personal story which is both sweet and sad at the same time and encourages its readers to ask themselves if they prefer to hide as villains and cowards or "Live as Heroes".
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Trailblazers of the High Seas: Heir to Power

Trailblazers of the High Seas: Heir to Power

Derek Harrison

Lulu.com
2019
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Pain. Rage. Loss. Ada Aust's journey back to her mother is about to be a lot more complicated than expected. The glorified Phoenix Stone--the single source of all the power the Infinity Sea produces--is in the possession of Ada and Flynn. But it wouldn't stay like that. Governor Averill and the British Navy still lurk their vicinity, and Dion and the Seekers pose a complication against getting the money Ada needs to save her mother. Conflict is also beginning to grow within the credit, giving Firuzeh the chance to reclaim some of her previously-held influence. Flynn's crew now finds itself in a chase across the globe, as far south as Bermuda Island and as far north as the Arctic Circle--and eventually back into the Infinity Sea. In this drastic sequel to The Isles of Phoenix Point, Ada will find herself in an aggressive game of finding out who will be the heir to the Phoenix Stone's infinite power.
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God's Goal In Creation

God's Goal In Creation

Derek J White

Lulu.com
2019
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The idea that an omnipotent and benevolent deity would have created a universe in which physical laws dictate outcomes that necessarily produce deleterious effects on sentient creatures 'begs the question' of omnipotence. A biosphere in which predation, parasitism, plague etc. prevail brings into question both omnipotence and benevolence. And causes consternation among the alleged 'brights' of the world who deny the existence of any other 'mind' than that of naturalism or monism. The apostle Paul refers to a creation that is 'groaning' (Romans 8)-that the creation had been subjugated, by its creator and sustainer (not by natural forces) to a state of affairs that is nothing like the best possible world-even 'Heaven'. 'God's Goal in Creation' offers a fresh perspective on the reason for God's subjugation of the creation, for the problem of Evil as well as the perceived problem of an evolutionary system that is often labeled as 'Natural Evil'. God is 'The Good'.Derek J. White (2019)
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Ruined America: The Cathedral of Bones

Ruined America: The Cathedral of Bones

Derek Sikkema

Lulu.com
2019
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One year after the establishment of the Hybrid Empire, the great American cities have been turned into re-education camps for all humanity. Malevocrax is putting the finishing touches on a weapon that will bring the entire world to its knees, while Richard's friends wait in one of his re-education camps, hoping that Richard is soon coming to free them. Meanwhile, in the twisting fog beyond the re-education camps, a hooded figure stirs who is nearly ready to stand before his enemy in a duel that will shake the world to its very foundations.
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Ruined America: The Cathedral of Bones

Ruined America: The Cathedral of Bones

Derek Sikkema

Lulu.com
2019
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One year after the establishment of the Hybrid Empire, the great American cities have been turned into re-education camps for all humanity. Malevocrax is putting the finishing touches on a weapon that will bring the entire world to its knees, while Richard's friends wait in one of his re-education camps, hoping that Richard is soon coming to free them. Meanwhile, in the twisting fog beyond the re-education camps, a hooded figure stirs who is nearly ready to stand before his enemy in a duel that will shake the world to its very foundations.
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Long Sleep

Long Sleep

Derek B Cobb

Lulu.com
2019
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Follow Jessie Colt as he experiences one adventure after another. As technology and time converge, everything he can feel, touch and see changes overnight. Once the limits of a single lifespan are removed, the future is just beyond his next morning. Just beyond the next 'Long Sleep."
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Marshall and Worthing's The Construction of Houses

Marshall and Worthing's The Construction of Houses

Derek Worthing; Nigel Dann; Roger Heath; Duncan Marshall

Routledge
2021
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The sixth edition of The Construction of Houses builds on the success of the previous five editions. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and processes of the construction of houses and their services. As such it is aimed at providing a broad understanding of domestic building construction for students as part of their academic studies and as a useful information source for practitioners. The existing chapters have all been updated and most of them expanded to take account of changes to dwelling house construction since the last edition and there are new chapters on ‘Modern Methods of Construction’ and ‘Regulatory controls and building standards’. Additionally, many new and/or updated photographs and diagrams have been added.As with the previous editions, the authors have concentrated on presenting current mainstream approaches to the construction of houses. The detailed, yet accessible, text that is supported by hundreds of coloured photographs and diagrams provides clear explanations of the many complex processes that go into the building of a house. A deeper insight into modern construction is also given by the book’s consideration of historical building techniques from the 18th century onwards in order to illustrate how and why we build houses in the way we do now.
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Marshall and Worthing's The Construction of Houses

Marshall and Worthing's The Construction of Houses

Derek Worthing; Nigel Dann; Roger Heath; Duncan Marshall

Routledge
2021
nidottu
The sixth edition of The Construction of Houses builds on the success of the previous five editions. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and processes of the construction of houses and their services. As such it is aimed at providing a broad understanding of domestic building construction for students as part of their academic studies and as a useful information source for practitioners. The existing chapters have all been updated and most of them expanded to take account of changes to dwelling house construction since the last edition and there are new chapters on ‘Modern Methods of Construction’ and ‘Regulatory controls and building standards’. Additionally, many new and/or updated photographs and diagrams have been added.As with the previous editions, the authors have concentrated on presenting current mainstream approaches to the construction of houses. The detailed, yet accessible, text that is supported by hundreds of coloured photographs and diagrams provides clear explanations of the many complex processes that go into the building of a house. A deeper insight into modern construction is also given by the book’s consideration of historical building techniques from the 18th century onwards in order to illustrate how and why we build houses in the way we do now.
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A Democratic Theory of Educational Accountability

A Democratic Theory of Educational Accountability

Derek Gottlieb

Routledge
2020
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This insightful text offers a detailed account of the historical development of educational accountability in the US public education system. In doing so, it diagnoses the unforeseen consequences arising from a centralized, technocratic implementation of the concept, and calls for a radical re-thinking in how our democratic responsibilities translate into the provision, measurement, and conceptualization of education. Drawing from the works of scholars including Stanley Cavell, Linda Zerilli, Daniel Koretz, and James Scott, A Democratic Theory of Educational Accountability illustrates the way in which "educational accountability" has foregrounded centralized measures of "success" to the point of perversity. Through nuanced political theory and philosophical arguments, the text demonstrates how test-based measures have rendered the holistic aims of education futile, resulting in an education system of "box-checking" and "rule-following". Ultimately calling for a new imagination of how our democratic responsibilities are enacted in schools and communities, Gottlieb illustrates how accountability can be used for good, to ensure that our schools nurture talent, cultivate social mobility, and engage with local needs.This text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, academics, and libraries in the field of philosophy of education, educational policy, assessment & testing and democratic theory.
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Human Security in a Borderless World

Human Security in a Borderless World

Derek Reveron

Routledge
2019
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To fully understand contemporary security studies, we must move beyond the traditional focus on major national powers and big wars. Modern threats to security include issues such as globalization, climate change, pandemic diseases, endemic poverty, weak and failing states, transnational narcotics trafficking, piracy, and vulnerable information systems. Human Security in a Borderless World offers a fresh, detailed examination of these challenges that threaten human beings, their societies, and their governments today. Authors Derek S. Reveron and Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris provide a thought-provoking exploration of civic, economic, environmental, maritime, health, and cyber security issues in this era of globalization, including thorough consideration of the policy implications for the United States. They argue that human security is now national security.This timely and engaging book is an essential text for today's courses on security studies, foreign policy, international relations, and global issues. Features include three special sections in each chapter that explain potential counterarguments about the topic under consideration; explore the policy debates that dominate the area of study; and illuminate concrete examples of security threats. Richly illustrated and accessibly written, Human Security in a Borderless World is designed to encourage critical thinking and bring the material to life for students.
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Religious Education 5-12

Religious Education 5-12

Derek Bastide

Routledge
2018
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First published in 1987. The book is intended for class teachers (and trainee teachers) in primary schools who wish to teach religious education well but are unclear as to how they might. Firstly, this book maps out the changes that had taken place with regard to changing aims and objectives in the subject; children and their understanding of religion; and the broadening understanding of the notion of religion and considers the implications of these for the teacher. Secondly, it investigates ways in which the teacher can approach religion in the classroom. It develops five complementary approaches: thematic work, world religions, festivals, the Bible and biography. These are illustrated with numerous examples. There are also many accounts of successful pieces of teaching. Thirdly, the book recognizes that many teachers are not confident themselves in the world of religion and attempts to provide information and understanding at the teacher’s own level. Overall the book sets out to be a straightforward, practical guide to the primary classroom teacher. It aims to provide a framework (rather than a straitjacket) in which teachers of different styles and from different backgrounds can work.
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Religious Education 5-12

Religious Education 5-12

Derek Bastide

Routledge
2020
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First published in 1987. The book is intended for class teachers (and trainee teachers) in primary schools who wish to teach religious education well but are unclear as to how they might. Firstly, this book maps out the changes that had taken place with regard to changing aims and objectives in the subject; children and their understanding of religion; and the broadening understanding of the notion of religion and considers the implications of these for the teacher. Secondly, it investigates ways in which the teacher can approach religion in the classroom. It develops five complementary approaches: thematic work, world religions, festivals, the Bible and biography. These are illustrated with numerous examples. There are also many accounts of successful pieces of teaching. Thirdly, the book recognizes that many teachers are not confident themselves in the world of religion and attempts to provide information and understanding at the teacher’s own level. Overall the book sets out to be a straightforward, practical guide to the primary classroom teacher. It aims to provide a framework (rather than a straitjacket) in which teachers of different styles and from different backgrounds can work.
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John Lydgate

John Lydgate

Derek Pearsall

Routledge
2019
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Originally published in 1970, John Lydgate sets out to restore a sense of perspective to the work of Lydgate, not by attributing a spurious modernity as a precursor of the Renaissance, but by accepting the fact that he is fundamentally medieval. The book analyses Lydgate’s background in literary tradition and compares this with Chaucer’s work. The book looks at Lydgate as a professional craftsman and examines how his work adapted to the demands and occasions of his age. Without over-valuing the poetry, this approach makes it possible to discriminate with increased objectivity between the more and less worthwhile and to distinguish the unexpectedly large number of poems in which craftsman-like competence rises to rhetorical artistry of a high order. In accepting Lydgate as the epitome of his age, the book also provides a diagram of the medieval poetic mind in its basic form and suggests the usefulness of Lydgate as a source book for the understanding of medieval literature.
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